diff --git a/CMakeModules/ConfigureMsvc3rdParty.cmake b/CMakeModules/ConfigureMsvc3rdParty.cmake
index 1230ef30b..f46d51d06 100644
--- a/CMakeModules/ConfigureMsvc3rdParty.cmake
+++ b/CMakeModules/ConfigureMsvc3rdParty.cmake
@@ -36,7 +36,19 @@ if (MSVC AND MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT)
 
     set (CMAKE_LIBRARY_PATH ${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/${MSVC_3RDPARTY_DIR}/lib ${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/install/${OSG_MSVC}/OpenScenegraph/lib ${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/install/${OSG_MSVC}/SimGear/lib $(BOOST_ROOT)/$(BOOST_LIB) )
     set (CMAKE_INCLUDE_PATH ${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/${MSVC_3RDPARTY_DIR}/include ${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/install/${OSG_MSVC}/OpenScenegraph/include ${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/install/${OSG_MSVC}/SimGear/include)
-    set (BOOST_ROOT         ${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/boost_1_44_0)
+    find_path(BOOST_ROOT boost/version.hpp
+			${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/boost
+			${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/boost_1_51_0
+			${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/boost_1_50_0
+			${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/boost_1_49_0
+			${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/boost_1_48_0
+			${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/boost_1_47_0
+			${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/boost_1_46_1
+			${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/boost_1_46_0
+			${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/boost_1_45_0
+			${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/boost_1_44_0
+			)
+    message(STATUS "BOOST_ROOT is ${BOOST_ROOT}")
     set (OPENAL_INCLUDE_DIR ${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/${MSVC_3RDPARTY_DIR}/include)
     set (OPENAL_LIBRARY_DIR ${MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT}/${MSVC_3RDPARTY_DIR}/lib)
 endif (MSVC AND MSVC_3RDPARTY_ROOT)